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Backup and Recovery Procedures
IMPORTANT
: M86 Security recommends establishing backup
and recovery procedures when you first begin using the SR.
Please follow the advice in this section to ensure your SR is prop-
erly maintained in the event that data is lost and back up proce-
dures need to be performed to recover data.
Although automatic backups to a local SR hard drive are
scheduled weekly by default, it is important that the SR
administrator implements a backup policy to ensure data
integrity and continuity in the event of any possible failure
scenario. This policy should include frequent, remote
backups, such that raw logs and SR database files are
available for restoration without relying on the SR’s hard
drives.
In general, recovery plans involve (i) restoring the most
recent backup of the database, and (ii) restoring raw logs to
fill in the gap between the most recent backup of the data-
base, and the current date and time.
Some scenarios and action plans to consider include the
following:
• The SR database becomes corrupted
- Correct the
root problem. Restore the database from the most recent
SR backup, and reprocess raw logs up to the current
date and time.
• The data drive fails
- Replace the data drive. Restore
the database from the SR backup drive, and reprocess
raw logs up to the current date and time.
• The backup drive fails
- Replace the backup drive, and
perform a manual backup.
• Both data and backup drives are damaged
- Restore
the database from the most recent remote backup, and
reprocess raw logs up to the current date and time.
